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2026-07-24 16:08 UTC

"AI is the asbestos we're shoveling into the walls of our civilization and our descendants will be digging it out for generations." https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/24/supplemental-income/ I like this analogy, because asbestos is useful stuff. It's also just not worth the trouble, in most use cases.

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@EdTheDev@infosec.exchange 2026-07-24 16:13

I've been trying to reconcile how much more cautious my Cybersecurity peers are than other colleagues, with regards to AI. Yes, we're a paranoid bunch, but our reaction to AI is measurably colder than our reaction to Cloud, or shadow IT, or bring-your-own-device, which all come with substantial risks and trade-offs. I'm getting an ugly feeling that there's one key factor: Cybersecurity professionals are extensively trained in how to detect fraud. Like all new questionable technology, I kind of adore LLMs. But I have to admit that the various smells of fraud are all over this whole AI situation. (Hype cycles, fear of missing out, first taste is free, solution seeking problems, un-missable investment opportunity, we're building huge buildings so of course we're making money, etc.)

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